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Old 15-02-09, 22:51
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yamaha alloy panniers

hi , this june we will be setting off for the millau bridge in france , i was going to do it on my 1150gs and my mate will be on his new (if it ever turns up) ktm 990 adventure R ,and ive been looking at buying a new tenere , we are jumping on the ferry from newcastle to amsterdam then the ride in to france and down over the millau bridge and camping at sites along the way and doing abit of off road aswell , what size are the yamaha alloy panniers as we have afair bit of kit to carry about 30kg of tent sleeping bag gear etc

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Old 16-02-09, 16:05
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The Yam OEM ones are 30litres each. I took over 40Kg of luggage away with me last year with no issues at all, didn't even know it was there.
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Old 16-02-09, 19:11
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that great so no probs their then
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Old 17-02-09, 08:26
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Here you go, just a pic to shown the loaded bike, both panniers and the top box were brim full!

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Old 17-02-09, 19:25
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yeh man thats what iam talkin about lol fully loaded , good pic , you forgot the kitchen sink lol
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Old 17-02-09, 20:49
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you forgot the kitchen sink lol
It's in the tankbag !

(and thats still inside the 'hotel' room)
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